© Getty Images The acquisition will bolster the nation's defensive strengths and safety in the region.
Estonia is set to acquire three HIMARS platforms from the US defense firm Lockheed Martin, supplying the Estonian Armed Forces and NATO with a long-range precision strike capability, as revealed by Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur.
As per his statement, intensifying collaboration with Lockheed Martin will also offer direct backing for the advancement of Estonia's defense sector.
He reminded that the firm had previously supplied six HIMARS rocket systems last spring. Lockheed Martin also intends to inject $11 million into Estonia's defense industry.
“The $11 million financial input into Estonia will be aligned with capital investments in other adjacent nations, like Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland, based on Lockheed Martin’s suggestion, to broaden proficiencies in the locale and render essential on-site services,” stated Janari Kasemets, Chief of Combat Platforms Section at the Estonian Defence Investments Organisation (RKIK).
Estonia is likewise procuring comparable multiple rocket launcher systems from South Korea. In December, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur declared the acquisition of six Chunmu multiple rocket launchers, planned for delivery before 2028.
Earlier, commentators discussed a HIMARS counterpart that the Russian Federation is barred from selling to any entity for two decades.